Forum: Announcements
12-03-2011, 02:58 PM
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Re: Battery Beak
And just to clarify one point:
Surface charge will NOT cause the Battery Beak to read a 'Bad' battery as 'Good'. I would stake my reputation, my company and my NON ANONYMOUS user name on it.
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Forum: Announcements
12-03-2011, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,272
Re: Battery Beak
Not necessarily, the batteries Mark tested had a higher than normal internal resistance it just so happened that the last battery was right at the threshold between 'Good' and 'Fair'. I would...
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Forum: Announcements
12-03-2011, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,272
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Forum: General Forum
12-02-2011, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,521
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Forum: Announcements
11-30-2011, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,272
Re: Battery Beak
This makes me laugh.
http://team358.org/public_files/BadBattery_Beak3.jpg (http://team358.org/public_files/BadBattery_Beak2.jpg) http://team358.org/public_files/GoodBattery_Beak3.jpg...
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Forum: Announcements
11-30-2011, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,272
Re: Battery Beak
The Battery Beak User Manual is now up at: http://www.crosstheroadelectronics.com/Beak.html. Please let me know if there are any typos, errors or problems with the link.
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Forum: Announcements
11-23-2011, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,272
Re: Battery Beak
No video yet but I should have a user manual posted this week or the beginning of next week. Also Andymark will also be distributing these starting in December. In the mean time they may be...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-22-2011, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,001
Re: Testing Motors, Jags, Batteries
Not yet. We are working on a user manual, it should be available shortly. I do not want to get into too much detail but in a nut shell SOC is based on voltage scaled linearly between two points,...
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Forum: General Forum
08-25-2011, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,326
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Forum: Electrical
07-18-2011, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,673
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Forum: Electrical
07-18-2011, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,673
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Forum: Electrical
07-18-2011, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,673
Re: Battery load-testing for competitions?
Team 217 has used the CBA load tester in the past. It has worked well for us. However we have a significant amount of batteries +40 that we have acquired over the years so testing all of them has...
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Forum: CAN
04-20-2011, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,883
Re: Comming soon: 2CAN Simple Analyzing Monitor
Actually all of the information needed is contained in the open-source project located on our web site. Also a free Android apk is also available. The apk is called uCANdrive, unlike the RCS the...
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Forum: General Forum
04-02-2011, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,506
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Forum: General Forum
03-31-2011, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 727
Android app for Cross-link Control System
A new Android app is available for the Cross-link Robot Control System. The uCANDrive is available as a free download that allows users to connect to and control robots using an Android powered...
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Forum: District Events
03-20-2011, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,807
Re: Detroit District 2011
I would like to congratulate teams 245, 469 and 2832 on a job well done. The first finals match made me very nervous and I know the outcome would have been very different if your alliance was 100%. ...
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Forum: General Forum
03-20-2011, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 337
Views: 42,698
Re: Team Update #18
Chris, I spoke with a team member of 308 after that match. He stated that the tower was disabled due to early deployment. Anyone from 308 can correct me on this if I am wrong.
Our towers triggered...
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Forum: General Forum
03-17-2011, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 337
Views: 42,698
Re: Team Update #18
That's because the spec is incomplete. Debounce time is a necessary component for solving this problem. Without it you can apply 100 newtons or Karthiks or grains or whatever unit you like until...
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Forum: General Forum
03-17-2011, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 337
Views: 42,698
Re: Team Update #18
What makes you think they haven't. If they did, what makes you think FIRST will listen?
Because it is their job and responsibility. A 'spec' is not a rule, it is the specifics of how something...
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2011, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 337
Views: 42,698
Re: Team Update #18
I am well aware of the greater purpose here....are you? It's to inspire. It is not inspiring to work as part of a team, to inspire others to strive for excellence and success only to have that...
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2011, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 337
Views: 42,698
Re: Team Update #18
You missed the point.
Besides this states nothing about HOW the PLATE gets pushed only about what may climb the pole. There are many forces that can 'PUSH' the plate without actually climbing the...
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2011, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 337
Views: 42,698
Re: Team Update #18
So........... were does it state HOW the plate must be pushed? To Seans point, stating that it merely needs to be triggered is ignoring the intent of the rule....To determine the WINNER, AND THE...
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Forum: CAN
03-14-2011, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 14,477
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Forum: CAN
03-14-2011, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 14,477
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Forum: CAN
03-14-2011, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 14,477
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